The Chaos Halo series has begun, now published in the Sci-Fi ezine, Future Chronicles. Already there's been an amazing number of people contact me regarding the introductory story, "Alpha Beta Gamma Kill", and they all want more.
I've just finished the final draft of the next story in the series. It's titled "Patient Zero" and we'll see Abigale (aka Alpha Beta Gamma Kill) getting her hands dirty.
This blog post is kind of related to the story, honest.
Al-phuh Bay-tuh Gamm-muh Kill.
Remember all that gumph back in school when we had to deal with geometry and trigonometry? Indeed, some of you guys may still be dealing with it! Whilst doing a bit of homework for the Chaos Halo series, I came across the chart below and thought it helpful to know how the names of certain letters are spelled and pronounced.
I've just finished the final draft of the next story in the series. It's titled "Patient Zero" and we'll see Abigale (aka Alpha Beta Gamma Kill) getting her hands dirty.
This blog post is kind of related to the story, honest.
ALPHA BETA GAMMA KILL
Al-phuh Bay-tuh Gamm-muh Kill.
Remember all that gumph back in school when we had to deal with geometry and trigonometry? Indeed, some of you guys may still be dealing with it! Whilst doing a bit of homework for the Chaos Halo series, I came across the chart below and thought it helpful to know how the names of certain letters are spelled and pronounced.
Name
|
Character
|
Pronunciation
|
alpha
|
α
|
AL-phuh
|
beta
|
β
|
BAY-tuh
|
gamma
|
γ
|
GAMM-muh
|
delta
|
δ
|
DELL-tuh
|
epsilon
|
ε
|
EPP-sih-lonn
|
zeta
|
ζ
|
ZAY-tuh
|
eta
|
η
|
AY-tuh
|
theta
|
θ
|
THAY-tuh
|
iota
|
ι
|
ee-OH-tuh
|
kappa
|
κ
|
CAPP-uh
|
lambda
|
λ
|
LAMM-duh
(What animal is that?
It's a "LAMB -- duh"!!)
|
mu
|
μ
|
myoo
|
nu
|
ν
|
noo
|
xi
|
ξ
|
ksee
|
omicron
|
ο
|
OH-mih-kronn
|
pi
|
π
|
piy (Like apple "pie".)
|
rho
|
ρ
|
roh (Like "row, row,
row your boat".)
|
(final) sigma
|
ς
|
SIGG-muh
|
sigma
|
σ
|
SIGG-muh
|
tau
|
τ
|
tow (like the first syllable of "towel")
|
upsilon
|
υ
|
OOPS-ih-lonn
|
phi
|
φ
|
fiy (Like "fee, fie,
fo, fum")
|
chi
|
χ
|
kiy
|
psi
|
ψ
|
psiy
|
omega
|
ω
|
oh-MAY-guh
|
As far as I understand, the Greek letters that are most likely seen for angles
are α (alpha), β (beta), γ (gamma), δ (delta),
and θ (theta). Apparently you'll be using π (pi) all the time, but that's where I start to go cross-eyed.
All that aside, when it comes to reading my Chaos Halo series in the Future Chronicles ezine, be sure to pronounce it correctly otherwise Abigale will not be impressed.
She's already held the barrel of Toothpick against my forehead, insisting my pronunciation was perfect...
Al-phuh Bay-tuh Gamm-muh Kill
αβγ - Abi - Abigale... And she demands respect.
All that aside, when it comes to reading my Chaos Halo series in the Future Chronicles ezine, be sure to pronounce it correctly otherwise Abigale will not be impressed.
She's already held the barrel of Toothpick against my forehead, insisting my pronunciation was perfect...
Al-phuh Bay-tuh Gamm-muh Kill
αβγ - Abi - Abigale... And she demands respect.
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Author photo (c)Christopher Shoebridge |
Mark Cassell lives in a rural part of the UK with his wife and a number of animals. He often dreams of dystopian futures, peculiar creatures, and flitting shadows. Primarily a horror writer, his steampunk, fantasy, and SF stories have featured in several anthologies and ezines.
His debut novel, The Shadow Fabric, is a supernatural story and is available from Amazon.
Twitter: @Mark_Cassell ~ Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorMarkCassell
His debut novel, The Shadow Fabric, is a supernatural story and is available from Amazon.
Twitter: @Mark_Cassell ~ Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorMarkCassell
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